PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE WOMENS MOVEMENT
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helped strengthen family values
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led directly to the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment
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energized a new women’s rights movement
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reinforced the importance of women’s traditional roles
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Detailed explanation-1: -Her 1963 best-selling book, The Feminine Mystique, gave voice to millions of American women’s frustrations with their limited gender roles and helped spark widespread public activism for gender equality.
Detailed explanation-2: -With her book The Feminine Mystique (1963), Betty Friedan (1921-2006) broke new ground by exploring the idea of women finding personal fulfillment outside of their traditional roles. She also helped advance the women’s rights movement as one of the founders of the National Organization for Women (NOW).
Detailed explanation-3: -"The Feminine Mystique” began as a survey Ms. Friedan conducted in 1957 for the 15th reunion of her graduating class at Smith. It was intended to refute a prevailing postwar myth: that higher education kept women from adapting to their roles as wives and mothers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Friedan thus found herself at the forefront of the second wave of American feminism. She championed several related causes for women: equal pay for equal work, an end to sexual harassment in the workplace, and legalization of abortion.